Asian Markets Today: Asian markets on early Monday (May 12, 2025) buoyed by positive developments on the Indo-Pakistan front together with progress in the US-China trade talks. At the last count, the MSCI Asia Pacific ex Japan index traded with significant gains of 0.6 per cent.
China markets led the gains after Beijing iterated that a trade deal has been reached with the US, setting the key headline Indian index Nifty for a strong opening later today.
Details on the China-Washington as per the official announcement will be released today.
U.S. stock index futures also rose sharply in Asian trade, with NQM25 up nearly 2% after Chinese and U.S. officials signaled on Sunday that a trade deal had been met, and that more details will be released later on Monday.
US stock index futures
US stock index futures also strengthened with all the key index futures up substantially
Nasdaq 100 futures up 1.93 per cent
Dow Jones futures up over 1 per cent
S&P 500 up 1.37 per cent
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